Press Release - August 1
2005
Land & Water Australia have commissioned Spatial Vision,
in partnership with EWR, a natural resource management specialist
consultancy group, to undertake the feasibility study for
a possible Knowledge System for natural resource managers.
Spatial Vision and EWR will team together with Geoff Park,
a knowledge broker for the North Central Catchment Management
Authority in Victoria.
The feasibility study will develop options for a possible
‘First-stop Knowledge Shop’ for Natural Resource
Management (NRM). It is proposed that this knowledge shop
allow easy access to multiple information sources, and increased
coordination, cooperation and interconnection between provider
agencies, and user groups. The ‘First-stop Knowledge
Shop’ will build upon existing data libraries, atlases,
and data delivery systems. The initial priority is to focus
on the requirements of catchment management bodies and NRM
Network Facilitators, and the support role played by National
Government agencies to these groups. The proposed solution
will help people to quickly find the most relevant information
or suitable contact person.
The results and recommendations of this feasibility study
will draw on an evaluation of current NRM data and information
sources, knowledge management systems, and successful models
from other sectors within and outside of Australia.
The general approach proposed involves developing a Conceptual
Framework for a Knowledge System, including a vision of the
system’s characteristics and general scope.
The Spatial Vision/EWR approach to this project aims to ensure
the proposed ‘First-stop Knowledge Shop’ does
not become part of the current problem (caused by many fragmented
information sources), but rather a very substantial part of
the solution.
National research and development organisations are providing
significant input into the process and the project is being
funded under the National Heritage Trust. The project is to
be completed by the end of October 2005.
For further information contact:
Stephen Farrell
Ph: (03) 9691 3000
email info@spatialvision.com.au
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